Isn't this what TVR should have done?

[Chequred Demon]

This British company look like they are making a great new vehicle; though I think it looks "vaguely familiar" from some angles?

http://www.lightningcarcompany.co.uk/home.php

Should we be looking at replacing our Internal Combustion engines with electric power instead of for instance an LS2 lump?

Edited by Chequred Demon on Thursday 29th May 13:32

[bridgdav]

Do you have to make the engine noise yourself..?

[TT Tim]

Not sure about that, but Connaught have been planning a V10 'hybrid' for a few years. Their web site says first customer cars Mid 2008!

http://www.connaughtmotorco.com/

Tim

[Chequred Demon]

Apparently for the £150,000 you get a "noise generator", perhaps it comes with a free wife?

[Ubernoober]

Chequred Demon said:

Apparently for the £150,000 you get a "noise generator",

.... or to quote the blurb "Programmable external engine sound generator "

Had those on my pushbike when I was a kid - a piece of card fixed by a peg to the forks and sticking into the spokes - make like a motorbike!!

[LS7427ci]

Really electric or LS2/7 which would turn more heads on a sunday afternoon (for the right reasons)

[davido140]

wets lips,

burrrrrrrrrmrmmrmrmrmrmr rr raaaraarrrgggh popopopopopoppp pop..

yup, I can make the right noises.

[Bluebottle]

Chequred Demon said:

Apparently for the £150,000 you get a "noise generator", perhaps it comes with a free wife?

.... or to quote the blurb "Programmable external engine sound generator "

My wife version 1.0 wasn't programmable, if they've mastered that they would be worth a lot more than £150k

[900T-R]

Right... knowing the current and near future state of battery technology in terms of kWh stored per kg... 700+ bhp and a 130+ mph top speed? Either this thing weight 3 tonnes or you'll be out of juice by the end of the street you live in if driving in any way 'enthusiastically'... that, or release is planned for 2038 - just in time for the proposed ban of human-controlled vehicles.